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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Yuelin Shen, Spring, TX (US);
Youhe Zhang, Spring, TX (US);
Zhou Yong, Spring, TX (US);
Jiaqing Yu, Conroe, TX (US);
Madapusi K. Keshavan, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/62 (2006.01); E21B 10/52 (2006.01); E21B 10/567 (2006.01); E21B 10/573 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/52 (2013.01); E21B 10/5673 (2013.01); E21B 10/573 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cutting element for a drill bit includes an outer support element and an inner rotatable cutting element, a portion of which is disposed in the outer support element, where the inner rotatable cutting element has a body with a non-planar cutting face.